But Singapore has fallen a few places since it’s best position as #5 in 2012, when it was only 3 point behind the three first place winners: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2012/results
I remember this place in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. Actually, no Louisiana style seafood. Was told by one of the locals that “kahoon” as he pronounced it had nothing to do with Louisiana. . . . I figured it was named “Cajun” to attract the displaced oilfield folks. . .
[QUOTE=cmakin;196010]I remember this place in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. Actually, no Louisiana style seafood. Was told by one of the locals that “kahoon” as he pronounced it had nothing to do with Louisiana. . . . I figured it was named “Cajun” to attract the displaced oilfield folks. . .
My last job in Cartagena Colombia was '78 or '79. The office secretary and her boyfriend (I think he was Texmex) opened a taco stand. They made a killing.
[QUOTE=ombugge;195992]The Coonasses obviously spread their wings, flying away from the Bayous these days.
This from Vivo City Shopping Mall at Keppel Bay, Singapore:
You obviously haven’t been around much.
Try going to any port in the US and you will find a lot more cheating.
Singapore is the ONLY major bunkering port in the world that has implemented Mass flow meter measurement as a MUST for ANY bunker delivery.
OOOPs!!! I may have pointed out the obvious here, but you are welcome to “fact check” my statement.
I never had any problems in Singapore but we spent a few months anchored across the strait in Batam and the place was, litterally, swimming with theives.
I admit not having taken bunkers there in almost ten years. Should have changed to the better.
But flowmeters were never an option on 8000-11000 TEU container vessels with intake capacities
of 800 cbm/h ( appr. 210000 gallons/h ). And even then we had difficulties to fill our fuel
sample containers due to insufficient pressure on the vessels bunker station sampling point.
No offense, I am retired since 2012. I am new to this Forum and hope to contribute some
knowledge before it goes down the drain.
Anyhow, Singapore bunkers were the worst I had encountered in 46 years at sea.
We were always bunkering at anchorage, never in port. Of course we received papers
from Singapore bunker authorities giving us any right to claim. But the barges
always came late and ETD was pressing. We had not enough crew to manually
sound the tanks, so remote sounding was normal. The barge was filling up our system
with compressed air thus faking the real results. Only after leaving anchorage we
suddenly encountered differences up to 80 mt . A good chief always has reserves
but I hated those barge captains who knew our deficiencies in time and manpower.
Singapore is the largest bunkering port in the world and is trying to ensure that the business is conducted according to stringent rules to maintain it’s reputation as a clean place in more ways then one.
Old practises, like “frotting” as described above is no longer possible, but rest assure some enterprising bunker suppliers will try to find way of cheating, AND GET CAUGHT.
Is this a good idea or too much of a “nanny state”??: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore...ight-crossings
The problem of people being more occupied by their mobile phones than their own safety is nothing special for Singapore. It irritates me no end.
I have walked these street many time over the years. It didn’t change much before sometime in the mid-1990’s, when the houses were demolished, but the vendors kept on trading anyhow.
